Thèse de doctorat--histoire--Paris 1, 2007. / Résumés en français et en anglais. En annexes : bibliogr. des oeuvres de J. Lechevalier Saint-André suivie des sources consultées. Bibliogr. p. 394-401. Index.

Thèse de doctorat : Langue et littérature françaises : Nancy 2 : 2005. / Bibliographie. Index.

The present thesis studies the representations of the idea of progress within nineteen of Jules Verne's novels, written between 1864 and 1904. It aims at demonstrating that Verne's writing and the topics favored therein constitute an account of the opinions prevailing during the second half of the XIX$ sp{ rm th}$ century. Following an examination of the changes brought by scientific discoveries and their technical applications in French society, as well as of the fears arising from the speedy material progress, it picks out the images that allow the author of the Voyages extraordinaires and the creator of the "scientific novel" to translate and transform the expressions of progress of the period. Finally, the thesis aims to nuance this enthusiastic portrait, and stresses the fact that warnings and ambivalences towards technical progress are not absent from a work that prefers to instruments giving access to progress a moral spirit guiding them.

The grotesque is an unsettled notion which is difficult to define. Over the years, there have been several attempts to formulate a satisfactory definition. Today, a few definitions prevail, namely that proposed by Hugo, Bakhtine and Kayser. In my opinion, the latter is the most appropriate for the analysis of the grotesque in Barbey d'Aurevilly's Diaboliques . / Indeed, Wolfgang Kayser's theory of the grotesque is based on the idea of a world that has suddenly become "estranged". Barbey's "diabolical" characters are peculiar beings, both passionate and inscrutable, who by their actions and attitudes manage to overwhelm most characters of their universe. By their very mystery, the diaboliques remain deeply present in others' minds, thereby changing their existence forever. In Barbey's stories, there are no mythical beasts, no monstrous grotesque per se. However, when examined from Kayser's perspective, light is shed on the grotesque aspect of their characters.

Proefschrift Universiteit van Amsterdam. / Teksten in het Engels en Frans. Met œuvrecatalogus, lit. opg. - Met samenvatting in het Nederlands.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1932. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. The word "eight" in title changed in manuscript to "eighth." Bibliography: p. [xiii]-xx. Also issued in print.

Th. Etat--Lettres--Paris 10, 1993. / Bibliogr. p. 1273-1305. Index.

Diss.--Heidelberg--Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, 1992.

Texte remanié de Diss.: Geschichte--Freiburg i. Br., 1977. / Bibliogr. p. 102-106. Index.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1932. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. The word "eight" in title changed in manuscript to "eighth." eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: p. [xiii]-xx.